7.62x45 Long Guns

We love these 7.62x45 Czech military surplus rifles for their rarity and interesting Cold War history. The M52 was also known as the vz. 52, and was produced during the 1950s in former Czechoslovakia. The Soviet Union eventually pressured the Czechs to adopt their 7.62x39mm cartridge, and most rifles were converted and became known as vz. 52/57. Once replaced by the vz. 58, the old vz. 52s were adopted by Soviet allies in Cuba, Afghanistan, Somalia and more. Today, chrome-finished vz. 52 rifles are the ceremonial weapon of the Czech Castle Guard.